Aims. To undertake a quasi-experimental study to : i) assess the effect of low cost hygiene and emollient regimes on the SBF of people aged >65 year with xerosis (dry skin) on their lower legs; ii) assess the utility of portable measures of skin barrier function (SBF) in terms of stratum corneum hydration (SCH) and trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) in community settings iii) provide evidence fo...

In the dermatopathology field, some simple available laboratory tests require minimum equipment for establishing a diagnosis. Among them, the cyanoacrylate skin surface stripping (CSSS), formerly named skin surface biopsy or follicular biopsy, represents a convenient low cost procedure. It is a minimally invasive method collecting a continuous sheet of stratum corneum and horny follicular casts...

Abstrak: Penuaan menyebabkan kerusakan organ, termasuk kulit, berbagai masalah kesehatan di usia tua. Xerosis merupakan yang sering terjadi, dimana prevalensinya berkisar 29% hingga 85%. Penggunaan hand sanitizer dan cuci tangan era pandemi COVID-19 sangat penting, namun hal ini penyebab umum terjadinya xerosis iritasi terutama pada populasi lansia. Tujuan dilakukannya penyuluhan untuk mengatas...

BACKGROUND In cosmetic science, noninvasive sampling of the upper part of the stratum corneum is conveniently performed using strippings with adhesive-coated discs (SACD) and cyanoacrylate skin surface strippings (CSSSs). METHODS Under controlled conditions, it is possible to scrutinize SACD and CSSS with objectivity using appropriate methods of analytical morphology. These procedures apply t...

Six measures of nutritional status were studied in 162 consecutive cases of presumed nutritional keratopathy ranging from mild xerosis through full-thickness necrosis (keratomalacia) and in a variety of control subjects. The severity of corneal involvement was related to the severity of wasting, prevalence of edema, and serum levels of albumin, transferrin, and vitamin A. Even the most sever...

The recently described property of bacteria to bind to human lymphocytes was used to distinguish between normal and chronic leukemic lymphocyte (CLL) populations. Strains of the following bacteria were used in this study: Arizona hinshawii, Escherichia coli strains 1 and 2, Bacillus globigii, Brucella melitensis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains 1 and 2, Corynebacterium xerosis, Sarcina lute...

Non-diphtheriae Corynebacterium species have been increasingly recognized as the causative agents of infections in humans. Differential identification of these bacteria in the clinical microbiology laboratory by the most commonly used biochemical tests is challenging, and normally requires additional molecular methods. Herein, we present the annotated draft genome sequences of two isolates of "...

Dermatological disorders are among the most prevalent manifestations of HIV infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In this review, we aimed to characterize various dermatologic presentations HIV-infected patients with a detailed categorization mucocutaneous signs and symptoms, their etiopathogenic factors, clinical management. fact, cutaneous quite various, ranging from AIDS-speci...

Background. Skin diseases among pediatric patients differ from those in adults. Epidemiological studies are scarce, and those performed in Mexican population date back thirty years. It is likely that these diseases might have changed their frequency. Material and Methods. Retrospective study in first-time patients referred to a pediatric dermatology service between January 1994 and December 200...

As inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) become an increasingly common therapeutic option in cancer, appropriate management of their associated toxicities emerges as a critical part of treatment. Cutaneous manifestations, probably linked to the function of the EGFR in epithelial development, are the most common adverse reactions to EGFR inhibition. The key manifestations are...